Scenic Biotech Appoints Industry Veteran Ben Machielse to Board of Directors
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scenic Biotech, a pioneer in the field of modifier therapies for severe genetic disorders, today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) to accelerate the development of Bristol Myers Squibb’s drug targets by identifying target biology for indication selection and expansion. Under the terms of the agreement, Scenic Biotech will be entitled to an upfront payment and potential additional payments contingent upon achievement of a range of research, development and commercial milestones. No further financial details have been disclosed.
Scenic Biotech Announces Positive Preclinical Data for QPCTL Inhibitor SC-2882
Scenic Biotech Enters Cooperative Research & Development Agreement with the National Institutes of Health for Genetic Modifier-Based Treatment Approach for Niemann-Pick Type C Disease
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scenic Biotech, a pioneer in the discovery of genetic modifiers developing therapeutics to treat severe diseases, today announced the appointment of Kristof Van Emelen, PhD, as Vice President of Drug Discovery. At Scenic Biotech, Dr. Van Emelen will be responsible for the development of the company’s pipeline candidates based on genetic modifiers, genes that counteract the effect of a disease-causing gene. He joins from Ermium Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing therapies for auto-immune diseases. Dr. Van Emelen brings to the Company more than 25 years of big pharma and biotechnology experience.
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scenic Biotech, a pioneer in the discovery of genetic modifiers developing therapeutics to treat severe diseases, announced today the appointment of Jens Würthner, MD, PhD, as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Würthner brings Scenic Biotech 20 years of clinical development expertise. His track record includes the successful progression of drug candidates from Phase I initiation to regulatory submission, most recently during his tenure as Vice President, Head of Global Clinical Development at ADC Therapeutics. Dr. Würthner has also led clinical development programs at large pharmaceutical companies, namely Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca. As a member of the Scenic Biotech leadership team, he will be responsible for the clinical evaluation of the Company’s lead candidate targeting QPCTL, the druggable modifier of the CD47 innate immune checkpoint, as well as Scenic Biotech’s pipeline of genetic modifier-based small-molecule candidates to treat severe metabolic diseases.
AMSTERDAM and BOSTON, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scenic Biotech BV ('Scenic' or 'the Company'), a pioneer in the discovery of genetic modifiers to enable the development of disease modifying therapeutics for rare genetic disorders and other devastating illnesses, and the Barth Syndrome Foundation (BSF or 'the Foundation'), are proud to announce that they have entered into a partnership to support the advancement of Scenic's in-house drug discovery program to find novel tailored treatments for Barth syndrome, a devastating multi-system disorder that leads to complex clinical manifestations and significantly reduced life expectancy.
Scenic Biotech has announced a Series A financing of roughly $31 million, supporting the creation of new programmes based on its Cell-Seq genetic modifier target discovery platform, including new industry collaborations.